Mating Call Characteristics of the Frogs of the Subgenus Babina with Reference to Their Relationship with Rana adenopleura
1983; The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1563777
ISSN1937-2418
AutoresMasafumi Matsui, Taeko Utsunomiya,
Tópico(s)Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
ResumoABSTRACr.-Call characteristics of Rana (Babina) holsti, R. (B.) subaspera, and Rana adenopleura, were analyzed with sound spectrographs. The calls of the two species of the subgenus Babina were basically similar, consisting of one short note with several harmonic bands. Call characteristics of the two species of Babina suggested their close phylogenetic relationship, whereas Rana adenopleura was judged to be remote from the species of Babina, notwithstanding the similarities in some morphological features. The population of R. adenopleura from Iriomotejima, Ryukyu Archipelago, had calls different from a Taiwan population, suggesting a taxonomic differentiation from the latter.
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